No Fee; No Barristers in Court Sydney
For the second time in two days no barrister was present in court to-day for selection as advocate for an accused person under the dock defence…
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Important Ruling by Court on Solicitor’s Application Sydney
An important legal ruling was given by the Full Court of the Supreme Court to-day. giving a majority verdict in an application by T. E. Rofe,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →[?] with Body Laborer in Court. Remanded on Heavy Bail. Wellington (N.z.)
James Arthur Talbot, aged 38, laborer, Sydney was remanded in the Auckland Police Court [?] until March 30 on a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Girl, a Diamond Ring, a Stranger and a Court Story Melbourne
Borrowing the engagement ring of a city shopgirl, whom he had met for the first time only two days previously, Thomas Drew, aged 23, bookkeeper,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Han Drives Car 12 Hues with Throat Cut Death in Corowa Hospital Was Found Sitting on Verandah of Police Station
An inquest will be held at Corowa on Monday afternoon, com. commencing at 2 p.m., into the tragic death of Thomas Gorman Cahill,…
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“Nobody but you,” I said. “Roddy came at supper-time that night.” “H-m-m-m,” Victor considered, his strong white hands patting noisily…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mrs. White’s Body Not to Be Exhumed Detectives Reach Decision Police Again Visit Walwa Dead Man Not Connected With Culvert Murder, is Belief
Nine detectives, police and other Government officers, who visited Walwa on Saturday, indicate the extraordinary interest being taken by the Police Departments in two States in the deaths of Mr. and Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Jumped Fro Lives Police Officers at Holbrook Car Dashes Through Town at 80 m.p.h
Hurding [?]rough [?]brook at [?] m.p.h. on Saturday morning, and scattering police who tried to stop them, two men in a car which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Assault on Station. Bathurst
After reporting the theft of five bullocks, from Albert Prior's property, near Fremantle, Boyd Kerr, station hand, was repairing the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Laborer Charged with Firing House BENDlGO
Early morning Frederick Stanley Payneter, 27 laborer, of Epsom, was arrested on a charge of having unlawfully and maliciously set fire to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →“Murder at Pirate’s Head” Chapter Xv
We examined the torn ledger, hunting fruitlessly in the waste-basket. Victor’s eyes gleamed. “That’s where he made a boner. Did— did…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Taree Murder Trial Conflicting Evidence Sydney
Conflicting statements are alleged to have been made by two accused at the Central Criminal Court to-day at the trial of Harold Percy Smith, 33…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shrew in Watchhouse Strips Shirt From Officer Police Catch a Tartar Melbourne
The dignity of the proceedings at the City Court to-day was ruffled a little when a woman called from the dock to a detective “I’ll get you for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Always Ill-treated Her Woman’s Outburst in Murder Trial Gave Him Some of the Sleeping Draught Sydney
Allegations that there had been an illicit relationship between the accused was made by the Senior Crown Prosecutor (Mr. McKean,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy’s Long Ride Ends in Albury Court “I Want to Be a Soldier”
“I cleared away from home because my mother is having a hard struggle to make ends meet, and besides, I want to be a soldier,” a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drove 12 Miles with Wound in Throat to Police Station Verdict of Suicide in Inquest at Corowa
At an inquest at Corowa yesterday before the Coroner, Mr. J. P. Leahy, J. P., into the death of Thomas Gorman Cahi[?] of Berrigan, Constable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man’s Murder Conviction Appeal to the High Court Melbourne
Mr. Leo Little, counsel for George Green, aged 42, chimney sweep, of Bamfield road, West Heidelberg, today applied to the High Court for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder Charge Follows Alleged Fight Melbourne
In the Carlton police court to-day, Sydney Ernest Moss, aged 30, baker, was remanded until March 31, on a charge of having murdered John…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man and Woman Wuith Mentality of a Little Child Sentenced to Death Pathetic Scene in Court Poisoning of Husband Alleged Sydney
“Oh, my daughter!” was the pathetic outburst at the Criminal Court to-night when the foreman of the jury uttered the word, “Guilty.” The jury had been three hours deliberating the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Murder at Pirate’s Head” Chapter XV.—(Continued)
“Oh, go ahead and laugh. ain’t it? Of course I know hydrophobia is really what they call it when people play sick all the time…
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